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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (March 23, 2016)
News Blue Mountain Eagle The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. WHAT’S SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Bunny Hop 5K • 8 a.m., South Fork Road, Dayville This is the third annual Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk. Regis- tration is at 8 a.m.; the race starts at 9 a.m. Participants can park at Dayville School for bus transportation to the starting line on South Fork Road. The route will end at Dayville City Park, where an Easter egg hunt will be held afterward. The cost is $10 a person, and shirts are $10 each. Proceeds bene¿ t the town’s Fourth of July Celebration. For more information, con- tact the Dayville City Hall at 541-987-2188 or email winkelej@ gmail.com. Spray queen tryouts • Noon, Spray Rodeo grounds Queen tryouts will be held for the May 28 and 29 Spray Rodeo. Contestants do not have to be local or Wheeler County residents, but they must be at least 15 and never married or had children. Call 541-468-2442. Holy Lands presentation • 2:30 p.m., Mt. Vernon Grange Local resident Josiah Martin and his world-traveling cous- in Nathanael Martin will offer a presentation on their trip of a lifetime to the Holy Lands. They will share personal ex- periences, amazing photos and true life stories during their 10-day trip as they followed the footsteps of Jesus through the Jordan Valley, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, Mt. Carm- el and other locations. For more information, call 541-620- 0340. TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Mad Hatters meeting • 1 p.m., El Cocinero restaurant, Prairie City All members and others interested in joining this colorful and fun ladies group are welcome to attend. A3 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 HAPPENING TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29-30 Red Cross blood drive • 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints, 944 E. Main St., John Day • 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Malheur National Forest of¿ ce, 431 Patterson Bridge Road, John Day To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or visit http://www.redcrossblood.org. Eagle file photo Bene¿ t breakIast Josie Hollowell and her mother, Renee, of John Day, pull weeds during the John Day Community Garden’s opening day in 2015. This year’s opening day, which includes a work party, orientation, and lunch, will be Saturday, April 2, at the garden on the Third Street Extension across from the Grant County Fairgrounds rodeo area. • 8-10 a.m., Prairie City Senior Center A bene¿ t breakfast and silent dessert auction will be held to help with medical and travel expenses for Brian Johns of Prairie City. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee and juice. To make a donation, text or call 541-808-4877, 541-792- 1051 or 541-620-0920. is an open gardening area for crops that don’t ¿ t in the raised beds. A meal of homemade soup, focaccia bread and beverages will be served at noon. The garden is located on the Third Street Extension across from the Grant County Fairgrounds rodeo are- na. Visit the John Day Community Garden on Facebook. SATURDAY, APRIL 2 TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Community Garden opens • 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 3rd Street Extension, John Day The John Day Community Garden kicks off the 2016 grow- ing season with an orientation and work party. New members are welcome to come check out the garden, help spruce it up for the coming season alongside veteran gardeners and sign up for a plot. Fees are $25 for a 5x20 plot or $15 for a 5x10 one, which includes use of the watering supply and garden shed full of tools. A pumpkin patch is planned again this year, and there CanFer-Iree Ioods presentation • 6 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dayville Blue Mountain Hospital dietitian Kim Jacobs will offer a presentation on foods that naturally discourage cancer cells and ideas for living a healthy, cancer-free life. All are welcome to the free talk which will be in the church’s fellowship hall on South Fork Road. Hopping good times ahead! Egg hunts are coming up this weekend Committee Volunteers Needed Grant County is now recruiting volunteers to serve on active boards and committees. Obtain an Application to Volunteer from County Court, 201 S. Humbolt, Canyon City OR 97820; (541-575-0059); wrightl@grantcounty-or.gov Applications are due by Friday, April 8th. Committees are formal public bodies required to comply with Oregon Public Meetings Law ORS 192.610. Blue Mountain Eagle Library Advisory Board: Seven members serve four year terms and meet monthly to promote public awareness and support of library services, receive public input, review and update library materials, and coordinate activities with the Grant County Library Foundation. Membership is limited to one re-appointment. Senior Citizens Advisory Council: Five members serve a three year term and meet quarterly to define the needs of older adults, promote special interests and local community involvement, and represent senior citizens as an advocate to the local, state and federal government and other organizations. Membership is limited to one re-appointment. 03627 Contributed photo Grant SWCD Weed Control Dept. Working for You in 2016 Grown-ups cheer and coach their egg-hunting kids during the 2015 Easter festivities in Mt. Vernon Park. Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic Grant County HEALTH Department 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Karen Triplett, FNP Services Provided: Several communities will be full of egg-citement this Saturday, March 26, with egg hunts and other Easter activi- ties on the schedule. Here are details on some of the events: • Mt. Vernon Park: Fire engine rides throughout town starting at 9 a.m., and egg hunt at 10 a.m., both courte- sy of the Mt. Vernon Fire De- partment. • Dayville City Park: Egg hunt at 10:30 a.m. There will be four age divisions, from in- fant through sixth-grade, with a guarantee of prizes and fun for all. Prior to the hunt will be the town’s third annual Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk. Registra- tion is at 8 a.m., and the 5K at 9 a.m. The cost is $10 a person, with proceeds going toward the town’s Fourth of July celebration. Call Day- ville City Hall, 541-987-2188, for more information. • Seventh Street Com- plex, John Day: Egg hunt at 11 a.m. organized by the John Day Elks Lodge. There will be four age groups sectioned off throughout the complex, with one prize up for grabs in each group. The Easter Bun- ny will be available, too, for photos. • Primary Care • Acute Care • Women’s Health Exams • Men and Children Exams • Immunizations • Family Planning • Contraception • Pregnancy Testing & Referrals • HIV Testing & Referrals • Cacoon • WIC • High Risk Infants • Maternity Case Management Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment. Appointments available Call and schedule your appointment today! TOLL FREE 888-443-9104 or 541-575-0429 We are celebrating the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ March 23rd to Easter Sunday Thanks to the Grant County Court and Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee, Grant Weed Control is able to offer Noxious Weed Control on Private Grazing Lands, through a Title II funded Grant Project. This program will provide a maximum $5,000 of noxious weed control services to qualifying landowners. To be eligible for participation, the treatment property must not be irrigated and be primarily managed for livestock grazing, minimum of 20 acres in size, located within Grant County, and must contain priority noxious weed species. Applications for this limited weed control assistance opportunity will be ranked and funded according to a priority noxious weed list. Contact the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District office at 541-575-1554 or visit 721 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 for applications and additional information. The application deadline for this program is April 8, 2016. 03563 Living Word Christian Center 59357 Hwy. 26, Mt.Vernon Easter Sunday Resurrection Celebration 5:30 pm United Methodist First Baptist 126 NW Canton John Day 541-575-1326 Maundy Service March 24, 7:00 p.m. Easter Sunday Service 9:00 a.m. 300 W. Main John Day 541-575-1355 11:00 am Easter Sunday Victory Baptist Church Strawberry Mountain Christian Fellowship Cornerstone Christian Fellowship 108 S. Washington St. Canyon City 541-575-2688 11:00 am Easter Sunday Good Friday Service March 25, 6:30 p.m. Resurrection Sunday Services John Day Service 10:00 am Seneca 2:00 p.m. 139 NE Dayton, John Day Good Friday March 25 at 7pm Community Easter Service Open Invitation, March 27 Easter Service at 10 am At the Fairgrounds Followed by free lunch First Christian Church Prairie City Community Easter Service Church of the Nazarene 311 NE Dayton, John Day Easter Service March 27, at 11 am With a special communion and Easter message St. Elizabeth Catholic Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Holy Thursday 6:30 pm Good Friday 6:30 pm Holy Saturday 7:00 pm Easter Sunday 9 am St. Anne’s 12:30 pm St. Katherine’s 2:30 pm 139 S. Washington Canyon City 541-620-1436 Easter Service March 27, at 10 am Come and join us as we exalt the GIFT God gave us Prairie City School Old Gym 10:30 am Refreshments following Good Friday Walk through Prayer March 25, at 11:00 am-6:30 pm Teen Center 521 E. Main, John Day 541-575-1895 10:45 am Special Easter message & music Community Services Community Sunrise March 24, at Redeemer Luntheran Church Thursday Seder Meal 5:00 pm Maundy Service 7:15 pm March 27 at 6:30 am Crisp Heights 467 W. 4th St. Parking off Airport Way Breakfast following at the John Day Church of the Nazarene Good Friday Services March 25 Tre-Ore, noon - 3:00 pm Evening Service at 7:00 pm Redeemer Lutheran